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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 9410, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 2, 1969, BY ADDING TO SECTION
5, CONCERNING DUTIES, A NEW PARAGRAPH TO BE DESIGNATED
AS (G), GIVING TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION THE
AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE, HEAR AND INVESTIGATE EQUAL OPPOR-
TUNITY COMPLAINTS; REPEALING SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE
NO. 9410, AND IN LIEU THEREOF, ADOPTING A NEW SECTION
7, GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION TO APPOINT COMMITTEES; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF�THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE N0. 9410, PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 2, 1969, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY
ADDING TO SECTION 5.OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 9410 A NEW PARAGRAPH TO BE
DESIGNATED AS (G), READING AS FOLLOWS:
'I(G) INVESTIGATE, THROUGH THE HUMAN RELATIONS ADMINISTRATOR,
ALL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED REGARDING FAILURE OF A CONTRACTOR OR POTENTIAL
CONTRACTOR TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AS REQUIRED BY THE GENERAL
CONDITIONS OF THE BID SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CITY. THE REPORT OF ITS
FINDINGS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PURCHASING AGENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTORS
AND TO THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS WITH
COPIES TO THE CONTRACTOR, CITY MANAGER, CITY SECRETARY, AND DIRECTOR OF
FINANCE. THE COMMISSION SHALL KEEP AN ACTIVE FILE ON ANY COMPLAINT
WHEREIN IT FINDS THAT THE CHARGE HAS SOME BASIS AND SHALL, THROUGH ITS
ADMINISTRATOR, WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR INVOLVED TO THE END THAT THE
COMMISSION CAN SATISFY ITSELF THAT THE BASIS FOR, THE CHARGE HAS BEEN
ELIMINATED. IT SHALL FILE WITH EACH PARTY RECEIVING A COPY OF ITS
INITIAL REPORT SUCH SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS OF ITS FINDINGS AS MAY BE
INDICATED UNTIL THE FILE IS CLOSED."
SECTION 2. THAT SECTION 7 OF ORDINANCE No. 9410 BE, AND THE
SAME IS HEREBY REPEALED IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND IN LIEU THEREOF, THERE IS
HEREBY ADOPTED A NEW SECTION 7, READING AS FOLLOWS:
"SECTION 7. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
SHALL HAVE AUTHORITY TO APPOINT COMMITTEES CONSISTING ONLY OF COMMISSION
MEMBERS. THE AUTHORITY OF EACH COMMITTEE SHALL BE RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC
ASSIGNMENTS SET FORTH BY THE COMMISSION AND SUCH AUTHORITY SHALL TERMI-
NATE UPON A FINAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL COMMISSION."
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SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY TO MAKE THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBED
CHANGES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A CLEAR EXPRESSION OF THE INTENTIONS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL THAT ITS SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS BE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYERS, PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SYSTEM FOR REVIEW OF ANY INCIDENT ALLEGED
TO INDICATE A VIOLATION OF THESE PROVISIONS, AND TO INFORM ALL CITY
CONTRACTORS OF THE COUNCILS RIGHT TO CONSIDER THE REPORTS OF ITS HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION IN THE SAME MANNER THAT IT CONSIDERS OTHER INFORMA-
TION ABOUT BIDDERS IN DETERMINING TO WHOM A CONTRACT SHOULD BE AWARDED,
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING
THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE
OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST,
HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE $E PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE
EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED, THIS THE oAY OF NOVEMBER, 1969.
ATTEST:
_CITY SECRETARY <!MA OR `-
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAPPROVED:
AY OF NOVEMBER, 1969:
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{,{ CITY ATTORNEY vv
Corpus Christi, Texas
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing
ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspen-
sion of the Charter rule or requirement that no ordinance or resolution shall
be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or
resolution shall be read at three meetings of the City Council; I, therefore,
request that you suspend said Charter rule or requirement and pass. this ordi-
nance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the presene meeting of the
City Council.
Respectfully,
r OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
` Jack R. Blackmon
Gabe Lozano, Sr.
V. A. "Dick"Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ben McDaniel
W. J. "Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Jack R. Blackmon J
Gabe Lozano, Sr. .¢J
V. A. "Dick" Bradley, Jr.
Eduardo E. de Ases
Ben McDaniel
W. J. 'Wrangler" Roberts
Ronnie Sizemore